WAEC Geography 2022 Question 12

Question 12

Statistical Maps and Diagrams

Figure 1 represents the export of rice by four regions in Country XX in the year 2009. One dot represents 20,000 tonnes of exported rice was used as the scale of the dot map. Study the dot map to answer this question. By how much tonnes was the export of rice from region T higher than that from region U?

Diagram for this question
  1. A.20,000
  2. B.40,000
  3. C.60,000
  4. D.80,000
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Answer: D (80,000)

Explanation

T has 7 dots and U has 3 dots: 4 dots × 20,000 = 80,000 tonnes.